His was an impenetrable darkness. I looked at him as you peer down at a man who is lying at the bottom of a precipice where the sun never shines.
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The quote captures an overwhelming sense of despair and the depth of human suffering. The speaker describes a person enveloped in a profound darkness, suggesting a state of hopelessness that resembles someone stranded in an abyss where light cannot penetrate. This imagery reflects the theme of existential gloom found in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness."
By comparing the man's situation to lying in a deep chasm, the quote emphasizes the emotional...
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